British regulatory authority approves Glucophage® Extended Release (XR) for type 2 diabetes patients with moderate renal impairment stage 3a or stable chronic heart failure The approval is based on ...

Metformin, a generic diabetes treatment usually sold under the brand name Glucophage, may help people with diabetes to lose weight by lowering their appetites. Insulin makes people overweight by ...

Merck KGaA – known as EMD Serono in the US and Canada – has announced in a European work-sharing procedure (WSP) that an extension to the label for metformin products in the EU has been approved – ...

A new study comparing three major diabetes drugs -- Avandia, Glucophage (metformin), and Micronase (glyburide) -- shows that all three drugs have pros and cons to consider. Patients and their doctors ...

Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like metformin, sold under the brand names Glucophage®, Fortamet®, Riomet®, and Glumetza®. So, when’s the best time to ...

Metformin hydrochloride is type of medicine called a biguanide. Metformin is used when diet alone has failed to fully control blood sugar. It may be used on its own, in combination with other oral ...

When Is the Best Time to Take Metformin? This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like ...

In a European worksharing procedure (WSP), Glucophage® was approved as the first oral anti-diabetic medication to be used safely from conception to birth. In a European worksharing procedure (WSP), ...

Powdered versions of the diabetes medication Glucophage (metformin) are to be pulled in the UK due to unforeseen manufacturing issues, manufacturer Merck Serono Ltd has announced. The company has ...

Two pharmaceutical companies issued voluntary recalls Monday for metformin, an anti-diabetes drug, due to high levels of a cancer-causing compound, according to a release from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Merck KGaA’s Glucophage, Concor and Euthyrox are three of its key products and the German drugmaker devotes a lot of resources to them, like a new plant in China to produce them for that market. Now ...